Samsung's Shares Hold Cash Promise

Samsung Electronics' shares have been stuck in a low orbit, but a simple push by management could help them reach escape velocity.

The Korean giant's shares fell sharply last summer, when sales of the flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone stumbled. The stock has recovered some of those losses, but remains range-bound and trades at a remarkably cheap 7.4 times forward earnings—compared with an average of 10 times over the past decade,...